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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7910051 | Low-energy method for fabrication of large-area sputtering targets In various embodiments, large-area sputtering targets are formed by providing a plurality of sputtering targets each comprising a backing plate and a refractory metal layer disposed thereon, and spray depositing a refractory metal powder on an interface between the ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7244279 | Use of poly(alkylene) carbonates in the manufacture of valve metal anodes for electrolytic capacitors Deposition of a metal-containing reagent solution or suspension onto a conductive substrate by various pad-printing techniques is described. The result in a pseudocapacitive oxide coating, nitride coating, carbon nitride coating, or carbide coating having an accepta... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241415 | Metallic parts fabrication using selective inhibition of sintering (SIS) A selective inhibition of sintering (SIS) technique may be used to fabricate a three-dimensional (3-D) dense metal object from a binderless metal powder. Layers of metal powder are provided on a build tank. For each layer, regions of the layer are sinter-inhibited, ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7179366 | Catalyst based on a group VI metal and a group VIII metal at least partially present in the form of heteropolyanions in the oxide precursor A catalyst contains at least one group VIII element and at least molybdenum and/or tungsten, said elements being present at least in part in the catalyst in the dry state in the form of at least one heteropolyanion with formula MxAB6O24 | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172643 | Lead-free solder powder material, lead-free solder paste and a method for preparing same Lead-free solder metal powder material including two or more metals capable of forming an intermetallic compound and having an unreacted phase and an amorphous phase. Further, a lead-free solder paste is prepared by mixing the powder material with a soldering flux. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166326 | Method of electroplating stressed metal springs A novel method of forming a released metal spring structure is described. In the method, a release layer including a blowing agent is deposited, usually printed, over portions of a substrate. A metal film is deposited over both the release layer and the substrate. T... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160502 | Method for producing anode for rechargeable battery The present invention relates to a method for readily producing an anode for rechargeable batteries having conflicting properties in good balance, including the corrosion resistance and the activities such as the initial activity and the high rate discharge performa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156893 | Method of making niobium and other metal powders Methods of forming niobium powders and other metal powders are described. The method involves milling the metal powders at elevated temperatures and in the presence of at least one liquid solvent. The methods of the present invention have the ability to reduce DC le... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152823 | Disc mill assembly for pulverizing system A disc mill assembly for a pulverizing system includes: a flywheel, a water jacket, two disc blades, and two ring clamps. In alternate embodiments, the disc mill assembly also includes: an air inlet to provide input air from an external air supply and an improved bl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131768 | Extended temperature range EMF device A sensor and method of manufacturing an extended temperature range EMF sensor that is cost effective and highly reliable, with a stable EMF output and with an operating range of up to 1700° C. in hostile environments. The sensor is formed of highly stable dispersio... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7083760 | Method of forming a powder compact This invention provides a method of forming a powder compact which can produce a high density compact under a high pressure and at the same time can reduce pressure for ejecting the compact from a die. This method comprises the application step of applying a ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081148 | Textured-grain-powder metallurgy tantalum sputter target The sputter target includes a tantalum body having tantalum grains formed from consolidating tantalum powder and a sputter face. The sputter face has an atom transport direction for transporting tantalum atoms away from the sputter face for coating a substrate. The ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6942763 | Textured-metastable aluminum alloy sputter targets and method of manufacture An aluminum alloy sputter target having a sputter target face for sputtering the sputter target is disclosed. The sputter target face has a textured-metastable grain structure. The textured-metastable grain structure has a grain orientation ratio of at least 35 perc... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926969 | Process for the production of sintered porous bodies The invention relates to a process for the production of sintered porous bodies, to porous bodies produced correspondingly using the process, and to their use. With the solution according to the invention, sintered bodies which achieve improved properties, such as a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6769159 | Method for producing a ceramic electronic part A method for producing a ceramic electronic part includes forming a plurality of internal electrodes arranged in a ceramic sintered compact, superimposed via a ceramic layer. The free ends of the internal electrodes are formed to have a wedge-like cross-sectional sh... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6676896 | Component comprised of a composite material containing a formable metallic material and method for producing the same The invention relates to a method of a composite material from superposed layers of solid and frothable metallic materials. The structural component consists of at least one layer of a solid metallic material and at least one layer of frothable metallic m... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6395687 | Method of lubricating a die cavity and method of making metal-based components using an external lubricant A method is provided for lubricating a die cavity that includes applying a lubricant composition containing a high melting point polymeric wax lubricant to the wall of a die cavity. Preferably, the lubricant is a polyamide lubricant that has a melting tem... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6329076 | Hydrogen storage material and manufacturing method of the same A hydrogen storage material (1) having excellent hydrogen storage capability and having such a low hydrogen desorption temperature as not to significantly hinder the use thereof, and also capable of being mass-produced, and a manufacturing method of the s... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6224816 | Molding method, apparatus, and device including use of powder metal technology for forming a molding tool with thermal control elements Tool having a molding surface is formed from a flowable material (e.g., powder material) wherein the shape of molding surface is formed from a molding process using a master pattern having a surface with a shape substantially the same as the shape of the ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6210625 | Method for producing granulated material The invention is a method of making a novel spherical form of granulated products that can be effectively used in various product forms in drug, fertilizer, foodstuff, feed, agricultural chemical, catalyst, ceramics, powder metallurgy, detergent, plastic,... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6086820 | Method for producing electrodes for Ni/metal hydride alloy secondary cells A method for producing an electrode of Ni/metal hydride alloy secondary cells. The electrode may be produced by mixing an active material with approximately 10-50 wt % of Cu powders, which can serve as a binder as well as a current collector, and cold-pre... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5985202 | Method for producing a laminated object and apparatus for producing the same A method and apparatus for forming a laminated object using a laser-discharging means a laser beam, a material capable of forming a solid layer by receiving the laser beam, and a mask for interrupting the laser beam. The method includes the steps of: form... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980813 | Rapid prototyping using multiple materials Novel compositions and methods are provided for use in the stepwise, layer by layer fabrication of three-dimensional objects, in which a build material contains a metal having a covalent bond to a non-metal, and the layers are processed to produce the thr... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5925463 | Electrochemical reduction of metal salts as a method of preparing highly dispersed metal colloids and substrate fixed clusters by electrochemical reduction of metal salts The object of the invention is a method for the electrochemical preparation of metal colloids with particle sizes of less than 30 nm, characterized in that one or more metals of groups Ib, IIb, III, IV, V, VI, VIIb, VIII, lanthanoides, and/or actinoides o... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5905424 | Bonded magnet made from gas atomized powders of rare earth alloy Bonded magnets made from gas atomized powders of an rare earth alloy and having good hard magnetic characteristics are provided. The powders have an alloy composition comprising approximately 15 to 34 weight % of RE, 0.8 to 1.2 weight % of B, 0.5 to 4 wei... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5826160 | Hot explosive consolidation of refractory metal and alloys A method and apparatus for fabricating high density monolithic metal and alloy billets. The process requires preheating precursor materials of metal or alloy billets by means of a combustion synthesis called Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis (SH... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5809393 | Sputtering target with ultra-fine, oriented grains and method of making same A sputtering target comprising a body of metal such as aluminum and its alloy with an ultrafine grain size and small second phase. Also described is a method for making an ultra-fine grain sputtering target comprising melting, atomizing, and depositing at... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5718865 | Mouldable alum composition A moulded alum composition is formed by mixing crushed solid alum with a polyol plasticiser followed by heating to form a slurry, and then pouring the mixture into a mould. No mechanical cutting and grinding is required and weakening cracks and fissures p... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5711866 | Acid assisted cold welding and intermetallic formation and dental applications thereof A metallic composite solid, containing alloys and/or intermetallics, is formed by compacting at moderate pressure a mixture of powder particles, foils or sheets at a temperature close to room temperature, well below the melting temperature of the constitu... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5597515 | Conductive, powdered fluorine-doped titanium dioxide and method of preparation A process for producing a conductive, fluorine-doped titanium dioxide product which is doped throughout, said process comprising the steps of: (a) reacting the precursors in a system to form fluorine-doped TiO2, said precursors consisting essen... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5594930 | Brazeable aluminum material and a method of producing same A brazeable aluminum material is composed of an aluminum core and a brazing agent layer consisting of a brazing agent thermally sprayed onto covering a surface of the core. A number of unmolten minute particles of the brazing agent are present in the braz... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5566373 | Press apparatus A method and apparatus for manufacturing a powder metallurgy article comprising two or more individually compacted layers is described. The apparatus includes a number of powder deposition means for depositing powder into at least one die cavity, the numb... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5538684 | Powder metallurgy lubricant composition and methods for using same The present invention provides lubricant compositions for the powder metallurgical field. The lubricant compositions contain a solid phase lubricant such as graphite, molybdenum disulfide, and polytetrafluoroethylene in combination with a liquid phase lub... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5518684 | Method of making a molded lead frame A lead frame for use in an integrated circuit package is herein disclosed wherein the lead frame is produced by molding an electrically conductive material into a desired lead frame shape. There is also disclosed several possible arrangements for a lead f... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5509189 | Method for making an electrochemical cell An electrochemical device including a solid electrolyte and solid electrode composed of materials having different chemical compositions and characterized by different electrical properties but having the same crystalline phase is provided. A method for f... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5486240 | Carbide/nitride grain refined rare earth-iron-boron permanent magnet and method of making A method of making a permanent magnet wherein 1) a melt is formed having a base alloy composition comprising RE, Fe and/or Co, and B (where RE is one or more rare earth elements) and 2) TR (where TR is a transition metal selected from at least one of Ti, ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5472661 | Method of adding particulate additives to metal particles Method of distributing and retaining insoluble additive particles uniformly throughout a mass of moldable metal particles. The additive particles are suspended in a solution of a polymeric binder and spray-coated onto the metal particles. When the solvent... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5466310 | Production of metal and metalloid nitrides A nitride of a metal or solid metalloid is produced by ball milling a powder of a metal or metalloid in a nitrogen, or nitrogen-containing atmosphere (such as ammonia). The pressure in the ball mill is normally from 100 to 5,000 kPa, typically about 300 k... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5466415 | Extrusion of metal honeycombs Thick-skinned extruded metal honeycomb structures, and a method and apparatus for making them, are disclosed wherein a plasticized powder metal extrusion batch is extruded though a die assembly comprising a die and annular mask, the mask having a central ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5458847 | Electroless plating method of NI-Al intermetallic compound A electroless plating method of an Ni--Al intermetallic compound includes steps of a) providing a reducing solution containing a reducing agent and reducing nickel ions, b) adding a proper amount of aluminum powder to the reducing solution, and c) permitt... | 10/17/1995 |
